Costumes made/modeled by Yaya between 1999 - now.

Superhero Yaya - Wonderous 2: The Yaya Han Saga

Why I chose to make this costume:

I had the amazing opportunity to collaborate with Lion Forge Comics to create a comic book series featuring my likeness! I feel so blessed to have been a part of this project, and got to help out a bit with the outline and development of the character, not to mention design and make the superhero costume!

How I made this costume:

After a lengthy discussion with the Lion Forge team, we decided to design the superhero suit to be protective, functional, yet still feminine and glamorous. It had to be a costume that Yaya in the storyline could design and make. So after sending in sketches of the costume design, Lion Forge created the first illustrations of superhero Yaya, and I made the costume based on those! I found this incredible textured metallic purple upholstry pleather that became the center point of the costume. Everything on the suit is made from scratch, including the black undersuit and booth covers.

Thoughts on this costume:

It's a really interesting process to create a comic book character based on yourself! For me, it has been truly a dream come true to "become" a comic character after following so many of their stories all my life, and be able to make a costume, and dress up as the character! The outfit itself is very comfortable, and I have had a fantastic time making appearances at the Lion Forge booth at various cons in 2014, and tell people about this comic book. If you're interested in reading the series, you can grab the first 2 issues in my store here!

About Yaya

Yaya Han® is one of only few cosplayers in the world to build a business in this hobby-ist community, but even after a decade of success, she strives to stay true to what got her into this field originally - fun and creativity. To this day, Yaya has made a myriad of costumes in the genres of anime, manga, video games, sci-fi, comic books and of course from her own original designs. Her intricate and lavish creations have won awards and acclaim worldwide, and she has been invited to appear as a Guest, Panelist, Judge, Performer and Host to hundreds conventions and other events all over the globe.